254 THE UNIVERSE. 



specimens in the British Museum, is a real masterpiece of 



ingenuity. 



The oriole of our climate executes an analogous task. Its 



127. Nest of the Golden Oriole : Oriolus galbula (Linnaeus). From the Rouen Museum. 



nest resembles a circular concave cup, and is formed of a 

 mass of plants finely interlaced. The bird always suspends 



